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Most of these photos were taken on Sunday 23 September 2012, but I have just added another 7 taken on Sunday 15 July 2013, and updated the one of the plaque commemorating the visit of two kings using a photo taken on Thursday 31 March 2016.

The site of Greyfriars

Model of boar found at Bosworth Battlefield

Trench 2, the Cloister

Floor tiles found in trench 2

Step in the Cloister

Step found in trench 2

Trench 1, where King Richard III's remains were found at top of picture

The Chapter House found in trench 1

Inside the Chapter House

Trench 1

Where the male skeleton thought to be Richard III was found. The yellow peg marks where his legs were.

The closest yellow peg marks where his head lay.

Richard III's burial site?

View of the dig on the Sunday 23 September Open Day

View of the dig on the Sunday 23 September Open Day

Finds from the dig on show in the Guildhall

Finds from the dig on show in the Guildhall

The plaque in Leicester Cathedral given by the Richard III Society

Portrait of Richard III in the cathedral, just behind the plaque

Statue of Richard III in Castle Gardens

One of four plaques around base of statue

One of four plaques around base of statue

One of four plaques around base of statue, recording that it was given by the Richard III Society

One of four plaques around base of statue

Another view of James Butler's statue of King Richard III

Plaque on wall in Castle View, next to Castle House, commemorating the visit of two Kings to Leicester in August 1485

Site of Richard's grave on 15 July 2013, showing the R marker and boar standard